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Hardin County Civil War Statue, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. White Bronze Monument Company, founder. Title:  Hardin County Civil War Statue, (sculpture). Dates:  1886. Medium:  Sculpture: zinc; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 40 x 8 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. W. 8 ft. x D. 8 ft. Inscription:  Western White Bronze Co., Des Moines, Iowa (In raised letters on each side of base:) GETTYSBURG/ATLANTA/SHILOH/VICKSBURG (On base, front:) ERECTED/IN THE MEMORY OF/THE HEROIC DEAD/WHO FOUGHT IN DEFENSE OF/LIBERTY AND NATIONAL UNION (500 names are listed on plaques on all four sides of the base) Founder's mark appears. Description:  Uniformed soldier stands a on a columnic shaft which stands on a tiered base. The figure holds his rifle in front of him, both hands around the barrel and the butt on the ground. He wears an Inverness coat and a cap. Each side of the base has a bust in bas-relief. They depict George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, David Farragut and Ulysses S. Grant. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Portrait male -- Washington, George -- Bust Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Bust Portrait male -- Farragut, David Glasgow -- Bust Portrait male -- Grant, Ulysses S. -- Bust Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Eldora Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Eldora, 1442 Washington Street, Eldora, Iowa 50627 Located Eldora Courthouse, Eldora, Iowa Remarks:  Erected by Hardin County for $3,000. The monument has been moved within the courthouse grounds, but has remained stationary since 1892. This is reportedly one of only four Civil War monuments in Iowa and one of the only known ones west of the Mississippi River. A drive to restore the monument was initiated ca. 1985. IAS files contain a "Hardin County Civil War Statue Restoration Project" brochure. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS IA000255   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000255 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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